Advanced Dutch 3

Duration

70h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Nicole Engelen, Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Fanny Nsita

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims at consolidating the language capacities necessary in everyday life. It also aims at developing the language capacities which will be useful in professional life (reading and writing, making a presentation, defend one's opinion...). Contents of the course: - study of newspaper articles and broadcasts from TV or radio dealing with social, economic, financial and cultural subjects; - grammar exercises, vocabulary exercises and oral exercises (presentations, debates, questions and anwers, small discussions ...) - cultural activity: visit of the Flemish Parliament

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Communication: The purpose of the course is to consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use.
The course will thus allow students to communicate efficiently, internally and externally, about a company, organization or project, taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment.
This is also made possible thanks to an increasing knowledge of economic and financial vocabulary.
CEFRL level of the course: B2
The student will be able to understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics. He can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. He should also be able to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Strategy: The course will allow students to demonstrate scientific precision and a critical mind in the analysis of a complex situation.
Adaptability: The course will allow students to adapt their managerial practice to the needs of a fast-evolving world.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good grounding in general Dutch language (corresponding to level B1 of the CEFRL which is the level reached after Level 1 and 2 taught in the Bachelor's degree).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

2 hours a week during the first semester and 3 hours a week during the 2nd semester
Students are asked to prepare the exercises and texts on which the course is based. Regular attendance and active participation are essential.

Oral exercises: presentations, debates, conversation tables and roleplay. Written exercises. Listening comprehension exercises. Exercises on specific economic and financial vocabulary.
Workload for the student:  6 credit course: 6 times 30 = 180 hours  Class attendance: 70h Reading, preparing the exercises and studying: 110 hours

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

For the codes yellow and orange, the course is given in the classroom for the number of students does not exceed 50. The students who are ill or in quarantine, can follow the course via Collaborate (on the learning platform lola). A podcast of the lessons will also be available on lola.
If the situation evoluates towards code red, the courses will be given via Collaborate.
For the evaluation, there was an oral exam in January (vocabulary, grammar, discussion about the topics discussed during the lessons). The listening comprehension test is organized in the classrooms with respect of the sanitary measures. The final examen of June (written part) and the external certification will be organized in the classrooms with respect of the sanitary measures. Th oral examen will take place in the classrooms  or online with Collaborate.

Recommended or required readings

Coursebook "Dossiers multimédia"  Coursebook "Grammar" Coursebook "Basiswoordenschat" All coursebooks are available at the "Centrale des cours", rue Louvrex 14 and on the learning platform.
Learning platform lola: http://lola.hec.ulg.ac.be/


 
  

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Various assessments throughout the year: - presentation of a topic about social or economic issues - participation to the debates held in class
Oral exam in January. Oral and written exam + listening comprehension test (conditions are specified by the teacher at the beginnning of the year) at the end of the year.  External certification.
Weighting: - listening comprehension: 20% - written examen: 40% - oral exam: 40%

The different tests are compulsory. If the student doesn't present one of the tests (during the year AND during the period of the exams), he obtains 0/20 as a global mark.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

A lot of exercises with automatical correction are available ont the platform lola.

Contacts

Lutgarde Nachtergaele: Lutgarde.Nachtergaele@uliege.be full professor for the Dutch language Phone number: 04/232.72.78
Fanny Nsita: fnsita@uliege.be  assistant for the Dutch language Phone number: 04/232.72.77
Nicole Engelen: Nicole.Engelen@uliege.be teacher for the Dutch language Phone number: 04/232.72.79
Our office is located at N1 (number 210) rue Louvrex 14, 4000 Liège.  

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